Assembly Bill A6630

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires information made public by the state board of professional medical conduct and health information to be published in the 8 most spoken languages

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6630 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1509
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§230 & 2997-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2077
2011-2012: S1122
2013-2014: S3097
2017-2018: A3501, S3474
2019-2020: A2376, S4782
2021-2022: A3161, S5204
2023-2024: S6385

2015-A6630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires information made public by the state board of professional medical conduct and health information required to be made public by the department of health to be disseminated in both written and electronic form in the 8 languages that are most spoken in the state.

2015-A6630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6630

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation to information
  disseminated to the public by the state board of professional  medical
  conduct and by the department of health relating to health information

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 230 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. ALL INFORMATION, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS  AND  DETERMINATIONS  WHICH
ARE  AUTHORIZED  OR  REQUIRED  TO  BE  DISCLOSED  TO THE PUBLIC SHALL BE
PUBLISHED IN BOTH WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC FORM  IN  THE  EIGHT  LANGUAGES
WHICH ARE MOST SPOKEN IN THIS STATE.
  S  2. Section 2997-a of the public health law, as added by chapter 542
of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2997-a. Public access. 1. Nothing in this title shall abridge public
access to information currently available  or  permitted  by  any  other
provision  or rule of law. Nothing in this title shall not authorize the
disclosure of otherwise confidential information, except pursuant to the
express terms of this title.
  2. ALL INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE
SHALL BE PROVIDED IN BOTH WRITTEN  AND  ELECTRONIC  FORM  IN  THE  EIGHT
LANGUAGES WHICH ARE MOST SPOKEN IN THIS STATE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall  have  became a law; provided that, effective immediately, any
rules and regulations or any other action  necessary  to  implement  the
provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
to be completed on or before such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06810-01-5

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